San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-09

For aldermen at large, the leading
candidates will be Belknap, Maokey.
SchreIner, Gallagher and Lewis. The
official count will tell which one gets
left.
The Carleton Opera company Will
have on exhibition ut Haas q Open
heimer's, the original Japanese costumes
to be used In the opera Mikado.
One ofthe soldiers at the post garri-
son has occupied the guard house oil anu
on for the past three months. He Is the
military John McClusky. IL seems.
Max, the timer, is learning TO get
I'D early, and always finds his way down
to Lavaca street. The morning air III
that locality Is freshest.
Justice Barnes this morning tried
the case of Miss ROmalds Lopez, ac-
cused OF assaulting Miss Isabella Cas-
tllO. He dismissed the case, after hear
ing the evidence.
Mrs. Kate Byron's singing Of Clari-
bel's ballad, take back the heart thar
thou gavest," was much appreciated
last night.
Thirteen tramps were before the re-
corder this morning and fined s. or ten
days each. They were caught out by the
Sunset depot.
-GregoriO Navalle was arrested this
morning on Military plaza by Officer
BallOu, for theft of some eggs from a
country wagon. The charge was after
wards made as disorderly.
Harry b. Hudson, ofthe Byron com
binatiOn, received the sad news yester-
day that his mother, to whom he was
devotedly attached, had died at her
home in the north.
Bryan Callaghan was awakened
from his sleep at 2 o'clock this morning
by party Of serenaders. But he was
equal to the occasion, and the little
brown jug circulated freely around.
The back yard of q residence Is not
always as neat and clean as the front
yard. This is note taken by the re-
porter In rsmble about the residence
portion OF the city.
Superintendent Sleeper, OF the new
opera-house, expects to leave San An
tonic for st Louis the last OF this week.
He has made many warm friends here
by his genial, gentlemaniy bearing, who
will regret his departure.
AS the democrats have failed to call
a regular straight convention, the race
becomes moe complexed for the oitica
Of mayor. All three candidates are con-
fdent of success, and claim TO be split
ting each other wide open.
Messengers W. Fl. Joyce and E. r.
Formax, of the Wells Fargo Express
company, will take the night runs ont
of San Antonio 10 Houston, beginning
tomorrow under the new RUE. The for
mer gentleman rejOices In the sobriquet
Of Fort Worth Bill.
"A great deal Of unnecessary annoy
ance and trouble has been experienced
by all the county officials and employees,
by the action Of tine county commission
ers in refusing TO pass upon their &C.
counts and give them warrants for their
money. They are greatly behind in their
private accounts, and are really suffer-
ing for the money, having failed to re-
ceive any for nearly two months.
Alderman Mackey has been most
faithful public servant while serving as
alderman for the old First ward, having
worked and voted ut all times on the
side of every question he thought was
right and for the best interests of the
city. He deserves to be reelected, and
judging from the public sentiment ex-
pressed he is pretty sure to get there
with both feet. So mote it be.